So, did you end up figuring out what to do with the driveshaft...good info by the way. Going to have to flag this thread. I'm maybe a month away from starting this journey too.
So, did you end up figuring out what to do with the driveshaft...good info by the way. Going to have to flag this thread. I'm maybe a month away from starting this journey too.
Oh, I didn't look before. Your up in the great white nort. Where red green lives. You know, hes more popular here in iowa I think, than up there. Those poly spring insulators will give you some lift in the rear too. Compared to sacked out 35 yr old rubber ones
If you want a little bit of a drop without swapping springs, hit the neighborhood hardware store plumbing department and toss in some big heavy duty rubber rings.
Ive done that in the lower spring perch before, held up fine. Prevents the dreaded metal on metal.
Welp, strait6 you just as well start oiling up those 8 bolts now, every couple days. Maybe they will come out when your ready next month. It's not necessarily getting the nuts off, its getting the bolt from the sleeve. There in lies the problem. Dont be afraid to be use that penetrating oil
The sleeves have an expander slot. Drive a cold chisel or punch into the slot and it will open the sleeeve just enough to bust the rust loose. That’s how I finally got some of my bolts out. (Rusty damn old antichrist...... grrr). It will come out in therapy — eventually
Ok. Update. I air hammered out the broken bolts on the lower control arm bushings.
I reused all the brake lines. Parts store said 6 weeks to get.
I electrical taped the lower springs(cant buy isolators unless wait for aftermarket(energy suspension)
The driveshaft has just over an inch to bottom out with the wieght on the tires. So it is ok. Thats a factory c4 302 from a 7.5 to a 8.8 in a 78 futura it works just fine.
Filled with 75/140 and friction modifier for the new clutches and gears.
At 60mph at about 3krpm
Drove 5 miles let it cool. Drove 5 miles. Did one 60%throttle and both tires spun maybe 10 feet on new pavement and new tires. First time it spun the tires off the line with close to 400hp.
I hit it once around a cornor and tach went to 5k and started going sideways... taking easy now on the gears...lol
Next spring subframe connectors and install line lock.
Then track to try it out which is a 160mile drive.
In the mean time work on my 68 mustang from 1995 project.
I do have to race a built 383 in my brothers 74 charger.
He knows it will lose. His friend said "yeah but the fairmont probably does not transfer wieght off the line."
All I can say is that is one of the dumbest things I ever heard..
It may wheelie who knows. I do have drag radails mounted in the shed that need to be burnt up...
Snow is coming soon so will all be 5 months from now.
I could not help myself and did a couple lauches.. light chripping for 2 seconds while flying up to 6k. No hesitation or bog. So very happy. Kinda wish it did a burnout but really that would hurt the times for racing. Will see next year at the track.
Hoping to hit in the 12.5 range the first couple trys. Have to be at least a low 13 high.. high 11 would be very happy.
Happiness and laughing gas...... both in the 11’s
Agreed. But what often happens is an inability to take it to the streets or translate that sub 10 at the track to anything but tire smoke. Lol. Love it when they over play their contact patch.
Back in the day that was always when I get paid ..... lol
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